Quotes About Serenity

Happy the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying, once and for all.

In sweet water there is a pleasure ungrudged by anyone.

He who lives well, lives hidden.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all." "Be patient and tough; one day this pain will be useful to you.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The sun was extinguishing itself on the watery horizon.

When your body is in seclusion your mind will be also. Give up idle gossip and speak less. If you hurt another's feelings, both of you create negative karma […] don't allow yourself to feel attached or hostile. Maintain a peaceful frame of mind. Give up angry and harsh words; instead speak with a smiling face.

Fortunate ones, mingle your mind with the Dharma and the happiness of buddhahood will manifest within you! (p. 108)

Solitude is the source of happiness

A little house—a house of my own—Out of the wind's and the rain's way.

She seemed to him like the first twilight of early spring when the trees were well budded out and the robins sat among the blossoms, singing down the sun.

There was something healing about horses. He

The French don't valorize a pregnant woman's anxiety. Instead, in the word cloud of French pregnancy, terms like serenity, balance, and Zen keep popping up. Mothers-to-be are supposed to signal their competence by showing how calm they are and by making it clear that they still experience pleasure. This small shift in emphasis makes a big difference.

The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.

Little stones that are pelted into the lake of consciousness should not throw the whole lake into commotion.

The kingdom of God is just behind the darkness of closed eyes, and the first gate that opens to it is your peace.

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

Por vezes é suficiente a bruma ou a montanha. Por vezes uma árvore que se inclina sob as rajadas do vento é suficiente. Por vezes a noite é suficiente, e não o sonho que torna presente à alma aquilo que lhe falta ou que perdeu.

Now at this hour, when the cirrus clouds stretched like crimson ribbons high across the southwest sky, in such a hush that not even a playful eddy dared stir moss or palm fronds, the day died in calm and in beauty.

Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.

Moonlight streamed in, sending loving beams over his face. He closed his eyes and basked in it, and I could tell it was calling to him, even though the moon was not full. She didn't speak to me, but Samuel had once described her song to me in the words of a poet. The expression of bliss on his face while he listened to her music made him beautiful.

He smiled, a wide, joyful expression—and oddly the fangs didn't rob the smile of its charm. "I am at peace, Mercy," he told me. He closed his eyes and quit moving his body. "Just like you told me. I will never be okay again." He didn't sound unhappy about it.

Can you hear the silence? It's the good kind of silence, not the silence that listens back.